This icy brute insisted on surprising her yet again. She hadn't expected him to play along so hearteningly, though why she had assumed as such she was not entirely certain. Perhaps it was the subtle voice of reason lingering through the recesses of her mind, whispering prospects of the demoralizing truth to his playful motives. He might simply be feigning the amiableness and acceptance that radiated from his countenance, when below the many thick layers of flesh and hide there might lie an icy interior; a layer of frigidness and hostility which he concealed with deceitful intent.

She had always been one to acknowledge her suspicions, for after almost a lifetime of reading into the future, witnessing the agendas of many unrighteous individuals unfurl before her eyes before they even crossed the mind of the executor, she had developed an apt ability to acutely sense the aura of another. This kept her on edge she supposed, for normally she might not be so stifling toward her daughter's antics. If it was foolish of her to deny such intuitions, she needn't harp upon it, now. He was being kind and hospitable toward them both. Not an ounce of enmity leaked through his exterior and she doubted he would be so rash as to attack them at that moment, anyway. She needed to stop worrying so much. It had begun to stifle her judgement, she thought. If only she knew...

Such mentations rushed through her psyche at a swift pace, like one of those thoughts that grip you from the present moment, swirling incoherently behind a misty veil of focus and yet you are still able to process your surroundings. It was elapsed in a matter of moments; a mere, fleeting instant. Dad was wrong, Mum! She laughed, a light, airy trill of mirth mumbled in reception to her struggle to pronounce the word 'contagious.' "Is that so? Whew, what a relief!" She exclaimed in an attempt to play along.

She looked toward the Frost Heart as Cirrus imparted upon him her own douse of 'wisdom,' returning the wink he had previously shot in her direction. Was she warming up to the icy stallion? Possibly, but she didn't quite trust him, yet, at least not abundantly. Perhaps that mistrust would pay off in the long run.